Dog Blog

It was a beautiful day today, with lots of bluebells to sniff and where we stumbled upon a large slow worm which, fortunately, Theo wasn’t interested in. He was intent on the field of cows down the hill. We’ve been practising our tricks, walking backwards, walking around in a circle and my favourite new one – catching a kibble. So, we’re all set for a good long bank holiday. And to quote from the movie “The Long Good Friday”, what Theo is looking for is “a bit more than a hotdog”.

For Theo, nothing says I love you quite like food. Being a fairly independent chap, we’ve resorted to underhand tactics to aid his training (or that’s how he sees it). He is as good as gold when he’s hungry, and in this photo from the archives, we were practising the “leave it” command. The key […]

With all the excitement of Christmas a long distant memory, imagine our delight when we discovered a little present (ok, a freebie that came with the dog food) that had been set aside and forgotten all about. Squeaky tennis balls! Theo makes a fantastic racket with these, particularly early in the morning to make sure […]

As I write this update, Theo is wiggling on my feet. He’s getting cosy after another dose of horizontal rain and boggy mud in the woods. It’s a bit grim out there and the Met Office are predicting more storms with winds upto 90mph tonight. Time to get the fire going and snuggle up! […]